Mumbai: In a suo motu action, Bombay High Court took up the matter of an assault on doctors of a civic hospital in Dombivli and stayed the bail granted to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and other co-accused. The HC directed Mhatre, who was already released, to surrender by July 19 by 5 pm. The…
Mumbai: With the Parliament session beginning on Monday, there is growing speculation about whether the NCP (SP) will support the NDA govt’s delimitation bill and also whether it will merge with the NCP. While on Saturday, NCP (SP) MLA Jayant Patil once again claimed that no talks were on regarding a merger, NCP (SP) MP…
Mumbai: Bindu Goswami (name changed), a BA student from a city college, along with many of her classmates, planned to pursue the fourth year of the undergraduate programme. When she enrolled in 2023-24, the course was marketed as a four-year degree with the flexibility to exit after three years. Aspiring to build a career in…
The ED alleged Kharat opened 43 accounts using devotees’ documents in a single day Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a chargesheet before a special court in Mumbai against Nashik-based astrologer Ashok Kharat, his wife Kalpna Kharat, and four others in a money-laundering case. Kharat is accused of exploiting people’s spiritual faith to run the…
The second board examination marks the first year of CBSE’s new two-exam system for Class X Mumbai: Nearly six in every 10 Class X students who reappeared for CBSE‘s first-ever second board examination improved their scores, pushing the overall pass percentage for the 2026 batch to 96.78%. The board on Saturday declared the results of…
The tribunal also rejected the insurer’s attempt to shift blame to potholes, loose sand or road conditions Mumbai: In a motor accident compensation claim that placed a 15-year-old injured son against his mother, the registered owner of the two-wheeler, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal held that both the mother, Madhavi Tavale, and Tata AIG General…
Mumbai: The Indian Medical Association (IMA), Maharashtra, will announce on Sunday whether it will go ahead with the proposed statewide token strike by doctors on Monday. However, several local medical associations said they would not participate in the strike after the Bombay High Court cancelled the bail granted to the accused in the assault on…
Vasai: A 34-year-old man drowned in the Tansa river near Khanivade village off the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway while bathing on Friday evening. His body was found floating in the river on Saturday morning.The deceased, identified as Sanju Tukaram Gavte, 34, was a resident of Jabarpada in Pelhar. He was currently staying with his aunt in the…
Mumbai: An international panel of experts has, for the first time, recognised fatty pancreas disorder (FPD) as a distinct disease, ending decades of uncertainty over whether excess fat in the pancreas is merely an incidental finding or a clinically significant condition.Called the Melbourne Consensus, the statement published in the ‘Nature Reviews: Gastroenterology & Hepatology’ warned…
Mumbai: In a bid to tackle the growing menace of plastic and electronic waste, residents of Juhu will launch Project CPR (Community Plastic Recycling) on Sunday at Birla Garden, where permanent collection bins for plastic and e-waste will be installed.The initiative, spearheaded by the Golden Citizen Trust, Ward 69 and the Juhu Citizens Welfare Group…
